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Not original colors but looks nice

New manifold, radiator, and decals

New starter and wiring

New gages. Silver paint is hammerite from HD.

What do you think of old "blue and gray"?

Mike and Ken have a very good point. When I got the tractor from my father in-law he had no idea what year it was. I can't remember the exact number on the engine block, but it puts the year at a '46. I could barely see the number and could not make out the "9N" part at all. Possible engine swap - don't know. I found no gray paint on the belly - just red on top of blue. This gets me thinking the engine may have been replaced and the old gray stripped off and repainted blue. I did find gray on the hood and fenders. Any other way to tell what year it is - little casting differences etc.

One of the neat things about an N is that you can change original colors and they still look good.

I too was wondering about the I beam radius rods. I though that 1944 and later 2N's had the oval rods?

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Looks interesting..... ....

Seriously. it looks great!. I've moved my starter switch to the same area, since the guy before me cobbled up a separate solenoid. My key switch is also a starter switch.

Be careful! I don't know how long you've had your tractor this way, or whether or not it stays outside, but I can tell you (from past experience) that water WILL run into the key switch since it's angled slightly upward. I keep a glob of plumber's putty mashed over the key slot between uses. It's crude, but keeps out the water and preserves the switch.

Again, nice job!

Ron

Ron

I'll check it out!

Ron

I decided not to use the orangish ford red on my 8N, instead opting for a more brick red look.

Soundguy